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About Shah Pora Village

Shah Pora is a small village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 118 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shah Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 10.5 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 118
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shah Pora compares

By the 2011 count Shah Pora is the 86th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 10.5 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shah Pora

Shah Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shah Pora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shah Pora from other places

Shah Pora lies about 8.7 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shah Pora
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 8.7 km
District headquarters Badgam 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 12 km
Nearest town Soyībug 14 km

Villages closest to Shah Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budgam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shah Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah Pora village had a population of 230. That makes it the 86th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Shah Pora village has 118 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah Pora has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Shah Pora is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shah Pora covers 10.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shah Pora falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shah Pora is Badgam station, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shah Pora.

Shah Pora is about 8.7 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah Pora is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Budgam is about 8.7 km away. Badgam is about 8.7 km away. Badgam station is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hari Pora (3.9 km), Handajin (5.6 km) and Jahama (6.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shah Pora today is likely to be higher.

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